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Racine County, Wisconsin

Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Yorkville, Wisconsin

Village of Yorkville is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin. Village of Yorkville adopts its own zoning, so inside its limits Village of Yorkville’s rules apply, not the county’s. 10 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on November 12, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Racine County page.

Answers from the rulebook for Village of Yorkville

Village of Yorkville’s own rules

  • Building permitRequired

    One- and two-family dwellings built, enlarged, altered or repaired inside the Village of Yorkville

    • Permit is obtained from the village building inspector on the state uniform dwelling permit application
    • Minor repair as deemed by the building inspector needs no permit
    • Source is the July 2022 code copy; current text not confirmed
    “no one-family or two-family dwelling of which initial construction shall be commenced after june 1, 1980, shall be built, enlarged, altered or repaired unless a building permit for that work shall first be obtained by the owner, or his agent, from the building inspector.”
  • Building code adoptedAdopted

    One- and two-family dwellings inside the Village of Yorkville

    • Also adopts Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 327 for camping units
    • Source is the July 2022 code copy; current text not confirmed
    “the wisconsin administrative code provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to one-family and two-family dwellings in wis. admin. code chs. sps 320-325 are hereby adopted”
  • Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

    Land inside the Village of Yorkville (Racine County)

    • Village adopted the Racine County zoning code as in effect at incorporation; later county amendments do not apply unless the village adopts them
    • Where village code and county code conflict, the more restrictive provision applies
    • Racine County public works and development services director acts as zoning administrator under a separate agreement
    • Village has its own Board of Appeals in lieu of the county board of adjustment
    “attached at this end of the chapter as exhibit a, and incorporated herein by reference, is a copy of the current racine county zoning code which the village board hereby adopts as the zoning code for the village of yorkville.”
  • Zoning districtsPublished

    Zoning districts of the Racine County code adopted by Yorkville village

    • The district list is in the adopted county code text; the Sec. 55-3 zoning map was not opened
    “r-1 country estate district r-2 suburban residential district (unsewered) r-2s suburban residential district (sewered-large lots) r-3 suburban residential district (sewered)”
  • Minimum lot sizeSpecified

    R-2 Suburban Residential District (unsewered), Yorkville village

    • One-family dwellings on lots not served by public sanitary sewer

    lot area minimum: >= 40000 sq ft · lot width minimum: >= 150 ft

    “width minimum 150 feet area minimum 40,000 sq. feet height maximum 35 feet”
    One more reviewed finding on this topic
  • SetbacksSpecified

    R-2 Suburban Residential District (unsewered), Yorkville village

    shore: >= 75 ft · street: >= 50 ft · rear: >= 50 ft · side: >= 15 ft

    “(1) shore 75 feet (2) street 50 feet (3) rear 50 feet (4) side 15 feet”
    One more reviewed finding on this topic
  • Building heightSpecified

    R-2 Suburban Residential District (unsewered), Yorkville village

    building height maximum: <= 35 ft

    “width minimum 150 feet area minimum 40,000 sq. feet height maximum 35 feet”
    One more reviewed finding on this topic

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Yorkville or Racine County directly.

  • Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Yorkville village
  • Inspections — Inspections inside Yorkville village
  • Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates inside Yorkville village
  • Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Yorkville village
  • Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside Yorkville village
18 more unanswered
  • Living in an RV
  • Camping on your land
  • Tiny homes
  • Manufactured homes
  • Accessory dwellings
  • Who permits septic
  • Septic permit
  • Septic inspection
  • Off-grid sanitation
  • Well permit
  • Mandatory utility hookup
  • Agricultural exemption
  • Subdividing land
  • Driveway access
  • Building in a floodplain
  • Short-term rentals
  • Permit fees
  • Permit process

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Village of Yorkville publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Racine County’s page lists the county offices to call.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Yorkville means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

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